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FAA Investigates Drunk Air Traffic Controller
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 @ 05:20AM - Add a comment
by Radar Staff
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic controller who allegedly was drunk on the job in the Denver area.
The controller was reportedly six hours into his shift at an air traffic center in Longmont, Colorado when a random drug and alcohol test onsite showed his blood alcohol level to be in excess of the legal limit for ATC employees on the job, which is .04. The legal limit for driving is .08, but the rules for air traffic controllers are much stricter.
